Members AzShooter Posted September 17, 2021 Members Report Posted September 17, 2021 Magnificent work. What a beautiful bench. Quote
Members Mulesaw Posted September 17, 2021 Author Members Report Posted September 17, 2021 @AzShooter Thanks for the very kind words. I almost feel guilty from admitting that for the first two days after building it, I couldn't walk past it without trying to sit on it and playing with the lever mechanism and mounting all sorts of pieces of leather in and out of the clamp :-) Brgds Jonas Quote
Members Rbarleatherworks Posted September 17, 2021 Members Report Posted September 17, 2021 Good Morning Beautiful work I have a question ... does anyone know the reason that the clamp comes out of the seat on that angle? I have one but it comes up straight. I don't use it much but when I do I think it works just fine so curious as to why this one is on an angle. Thanks for sharing Quote
Members Klara Posted September 17, 2021 Members Report Posted September 17, 2021 25 minutes ago, Rbarleatherworks said: .... I have a question ... does anyone know the reason that the clamp comes out of the seat on that angle? .... I wonder whether that's so you can more easily see what you are doing? The other day I had to use (for the first time) my French clam, which rests on a thigh at an angle. When I went back to the stitching pony (vertical) for the next project, I was struck how I need to twist to see the stitch marks. (In case anyone wonders why I use both: I like the stitching pony because the leather is held in place without me having to pay attention. Unfortunately the bolt that holds both uprights together means that I don't have enough space for big projects. ) @Mulesaw Gorgeous work, for a while I was tempted to order one when you said you are in Denmark, but then I remembered that I don't need another piece of furniture... Quote
Members Mulesaw Posted September 17, 2021 Author Members Report Posted September 17, 2021 @Rbarleatherworks Thanks for the kind words :-) Like Klara says, the idea behind the angled clamp is that it should make it easier to work on. This particular one is made for right handed people, and if it was canted the other way it would work better for left handed people. I just followed the design as it was given in the old book, but I figured that the old-timers probably knew what they were doing, so I didn't see any reason to try and change something unless I was certain it would be better. :-) Brgds Jonas Quote
Members Mulesaw Posted September 17, 2021 Author Members Report Posted September 17, 2021 @Klara Thanks for the nice words, and if you find that you need another piece of furniture in the future, please don't hesitate to contact me :-) As far as I can remember from the top of my head, my stitching horse has approximately 20 cm (8") from the tip of the jaws to where the leather strap passes through the clamp, so technically very large projects can't fit in this one either. But I guess it would work for most projects since it follows those old plans. But I think I'll try to think about how to eventually make a clamp that looks good and will allow use of the full depth. Just to keep my mind occupied. Brgds Jonas Quote
Members clodhead Posted May 12, 2022 Members Report Posted May 12, 2022 Well done, Jonas! I think that you'll find that you'll use your horse a bunch, now that you have it. I use mine almost every time I hand stitch - regardless of the size of the work. My Dad found mine at an antique auction and got it for $40. I had to tighten up everything, but that's to be expected for something well over 100 years old. Steve Quote
Members KTWolf Posted May 12, 2022 Members Report Posted May 12, 2022 On 9/17/2021 at 2:44 AM, Mulesaw said: @AzShooter Thanks for the very kind words. I almost feel guilty from admitting that for the first two days after building it, I couldn't walk past it without trying to sit on it and playing with the lever mechanism and mounting all sorts of pieces of leather in and out of the clamp :-) Brgds Jonas Ha! I resemble that remark, Jonas! After I finished re-handling my axe head, reshaping the handle to fit my hands, and then made a nice leather blade-guard for it, I just kept picking it up and fiddling with it, happy that it turned out just the way I'd hoped. At any rate, @Mulesaw what a beautiful creation! Thanks for sharing your pictures, especially all the functional details. I appreciate the link to that book, too. Quote Everything we can do, some other species can do better. If you doubt it, look how fast an octopus can open a jar. Every time I go to open a jar of pickles, I think, "Opposable thumbs? Hopeless! Why can't I have some suction-cup covered tentacles?"
Members Brokenolmarine Posted May 22, 2022 Members Report Posted May 22, 2022 Very nice. I made a stitching pony a couple years ago, and use it a lot. I often thought it would work better mounted to a proper height bench. I would make one of those if I had the plans. Quote
Members DJole Posted May 23, 2022 Members Report Posted May 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Brokenolmarine said: Very nice. I made a stitching pony a couple years ago, and use it a lot. I often thought it would work better mounted to a proper height bench. I would make one of those if I had the plans. You mean plans like these? --> http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/S/StitchingHorse.pdf Quote \D. Jole \ --> <http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/Lindex.htm>
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